A fun round produced a big upset, a high stakes match and several trends continuing.
Tag: 2023
Round 13, 2023 v GWS: Consistent themes
For the fourth week running, North Melbourne turned in a performance with promising signs before falling short of the ultimate prize.
How Fremantle have tweaked their ball movement
As Fremantle prepare to resume after the bye, their season hopes look drastically different to a month ago.
Opening the North Melbourne mailbag
After a promising three-week spell, it feels like the best time to open the mailbag for 2023.
From The Notebook, Round 12: Melbourne’s experiments, Carlton’s crisitunity, Geelong stronger for longer
For a round with only seven games, there was plenty packed into it.
Round 12, 2023 v Essendon: Closer again
Is it wrong to enjoy a one-goal loss that much?
Round 11, 2023 v Collingwood: Phases of play
When comparing top sides with ones on the lower rungs, some differences are obvious.
Round 10, 2023 v Sydney: 76th Interchange
Next year my Supercoach side will be named 76th Interchange.
From The Notebook, Round 9: Revisiting predictions
Approaching the halfway point of 2023, it feels like the right time to revisit some pre-season predictions and see what’s changed.
Round 9, 2023 v Port Adelaide: Unblocked exits
Explaining a key difference between good sides and … not so good sides: how to block exits.